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45-4 Oct. 4, 2025 Arkansas

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20 OCT. 4, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED BY TYLER JAMES AND TYLER HORKA T he woos from the traditional Ar- kansas rallying cry turned into boos in Donald W. Reynolds Ra- zorback Stadium as No. 22 Notre Dame took complete control of the game late in the first half of a 56-13 Fighting Irish victory. Notre Dame (2-2) scored on all six of its offensive drives in the first half to build a 42-13 halftime lead. Redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr and the Irish running backs made sure the defense could slowly find its footing against a potent Arkansas offense. Carr outdueled Arkansas redshirt se- nior quarterback Taylen Green, who en- tered the game leading the FBS in total offense with 387.8 yards per game. Carr finished 22-of-30 passing for 354 yards with 4 touchdowns. Carr's touchdown tosses all came in the first half. Notre Dame head coach Marcus Free- man didn't see it as a Carr versus Green competition. "I've challenged him," Freeman said. "How do you continuously get better in terms of your routine, your prepara- tion? And he prepares his tail off. "But that's a reflection of what you see. He's a talented individual, but he prepares his butt off, and he's playing with a lot of confidence right now." Carr became the first Notre Dame quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards since Sam Hartman hit 330 yards against Central Michigan in Septem- ber 2023. Carr's passing total was Notre Dame's most since Jack Coan threw for 509 in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State — Freeman's first as Notre Dame's head coach. Counting the last three drives Notre Dame's first-team offense played in the 56-30 win over Purdue, the Irish offense scored touchdowns on nine consecutive drives. Notre Dame's final yardage total of 641 was the most for the Irish since racking up 710 yards against Wake For- est in 2017. Junior running back Jeremiyah Love started the Notre Dame scoring with BOO PIG SOOIE Notre Dame's offense powers dominant 56-13 win at Arkansas Junior running back Jeremiyah Love notched 14 carries for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns, plus had 5 receptions for 70 yards and 2 scores. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER

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